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Religious Liberty Issues

Victories: In Schools

January 27, 2016

Mackenzie Fraiser Officials at Somerset Academy denied 12-year-old Mackenzie Fraiser the right to use a Bible verse in a class assignment. After First Liberty sent a demand letter to the school informing them of Mackenzie’s rights, the school apologized and agreed to allow Mackenzie to resubmit her original project with […]

Victories: In the Public Arena

January 27, 2016

Bob Eschliman, Journalist Bob Eschliman, an award-winning journalist, was fired from his job as Editor-in-Chief of the Newton Daily News. His employer wrote in an editorial that Eschliman had been fired for expressing his religious beliefs on his personal blog. First Liberty defended Eschliman, and the legal dispute ended with […]

Victories: In the Military

January 27, 2016

Marine Court-Martialed for Posting Bible Verse Marine Lance Corporal Monifa Sterling was court-martialed for posting a Bible verse in her workspace at Camp Lejeune. At her trial and on appeal, LCpl Sterling invoked the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”) in her defense. However, the appeals court said RFRA did […]

Victories: For Churches and Other Religious Organizations

January 27, 2016

Latter Day Deliverance Revival Center and Christian Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church When the City of Houston attempted to take the property of one church and bulldoze another in Houston’s historic Fifth Ward, two veteran pastors turned to First Liberty Institute for help. We stopped the government from taking the church’s […]

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